WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 (UPI) -- The Food and Drug Administration has Ok'd a new use for Merck's injectable antibiotic Invanz to treat diabetic foot infection.
It's taking less time to save lives these days -- and the life you save might be your own or the guy standing next to you. New research suggests a 25-minute CPR
DALLAS, Nov. 14 (UPI) -- A new approach that could turn angioplasty -- surgery aimed at clearing blocked arteries -- into a one-day affair could result in significant cost savings, Canadian researchers report.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 (UPI) -- A government report issued Monday calls "unusual" a decision by the Food and Drug Administration to deny approval of the Plan B morning-after pill for sale in drugstores.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 (UPI) -- Vietnamese scientists say new research suggests that avian influenza has mutated into a form that could be transmissible between humans.
A pediatrician had an appointment with the New Mexico Board of Pharmacy Monday to deliver a blunt message: They need to warn state residents that the mercury in flu shots could be harmful to pregnant women and their children -- or risk being remembered fo
RICHMOND, Va., Nov. 14 (UPI) -- A duo of potential new drugs killed breast cancer cells in mice and suppressed the cells' reoccurrence, a new study finds.
SAN DIEGO, Nov. 14 (UPI) -- Fewer rheumatoid arthritis patients are taking daily doses of aspirin, despite their higher risk of heart attack, says a new study.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 (UPI) -- The Food and Drug Administration is reportedly reviewing a case where a Michigan hospital temporarily halted use of Boston Scientific's Taxus cardiac stents.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 12 (UPI) -- As early as the birth process, parents can take steps to help prevent health problems in their children, including AIDS, cavities or even death, scientists say.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 11 (UPI) -- Two groups of scientists on Friday released a study offering tips for improving the integrity, usefulness and safety of clinical trial results, especially studies of new drugs.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 11 (UPI) -- The Food and Drug Administration is mulling new condom warnings that condoms are less effective against some sexually transmitted diseases(STDs).
WASHINGTON, Nov. 11 (UPI) -- A House budget bill that would cut the growth rate of the Medicaid program from 7.3 percent to 7 percent stalled on Capitol Hill this week.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 11 (UPI) -- Amidst growing concern over China's ability to control outbreaks of avian influenza, a report published in the online journal Respiratory Research Friday revealed that an H5N1 pandemic may disproportionately affect the young and healthy.
WHITEHOUSE, N.J., Nov. 11 (UPI) -- Pediatricians are the second biggest promotional target of top U.S. drug firms, including GlaxoSmithKline, Abbott Laboratories and Pfizer, said a study released Friday.
ST. PAUL, Minn., Nov. 11 (UPI) -- St. Jude Medical said Friday it has cleared the final regulatory hurdle in its acquisition of Advanced Neuromodulation Systems.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 11 (UPI) -- The Food and Drug Administration this week warned about a blood clot risk with use of Ortho McNeil's Ortho Evra contraceptive patch.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 10 (UPI) -- U.S. health officals are putting the finishing touches on a health information network(NHIN)that will one day allow patients to go to a web site and get information such as prescription data and lab results.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 10 (UPI) -- Just 20 percent of Medicare's 43 million seniors said in a survey Thursday that they will sign up for the program's prescription drug benefit, suggesting low enthusiasm for the program just days before it is set to begin enrollment.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 10 (UPI) -- The Food and Drug Administration has given the go-ahead for two academic institutions to do a stem cell study in heart patients.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 10 (UPI) -- The Food and Drug Administration said Thursday that it has sent warnings to makers of unapproved "alternative hormone therapies."
Sean Combs arrives on the red carpet before the screening of the film "Killing Them Softly" during the 65th annual Cannes International Film Festival in Cannes, France on May 22, 2012. UPI/David Silpa
